Pediatrician refuses to care for baby with two moms

[missmuffet]

Do you think the pediatrician was wrong by not treating this baby?

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/detroit-pediatrician-refuses-to-care-for-baby-of-gay-couple/

[wingnut-]

Yes, I do.

[angels4u]

Of course it's wrong!

[other one]

I agree....   if he has a problem with the mothers thats one thing.....   but what did the baby do.....     my same question about abortion?   what did the baby do?

[Guest]

 

I Believe It's A Good Thing

That These Parents

Now Know

Who

Loves

Their Child

And Who Does Not

 

If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 1 Corinthians 13:1 (NLT)

 

I Believe

 

"For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 (HCSB)

 

~

 

As For The Parents

 

But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 (NET)

 

God Is Able

 

But they were all the more astonished, and they were saying among themselves, "Who can be saved?" But Yeshua gazed upon them and he said to them, "With the sons of men, this is impossible, but not with God; everything is possible with God." Mark 10:26-27 (Aramaic Bible in Plain English)

 

Oh So

 

So, because of our nature, we deserved God's anger just like everyone else. But God is rich in mercy because of his great love for us.

 

We were dead because of our failures, but he made us alive together with Christ. (It is God's kindness that saved you.) God has brought us back to life together with Christ Jesus and has given us a position in heaven with him. Ephesians 2:3-6 (GWT)

 

Able

 

He did this through Christ Jesus out of his generosity to us in order to show his extremely rich kindness in the world to come. God saved you through faith as an act of kindness. You had nothing to do with it. Ephesians 2:7-8 (GWT)

 

Thank You LORD Jesus

I Love You

 

~

 

Jesus loves the little children

All the children of the world

Red, brown, yellow

Black and white

They are precious in His sight.

Jesus loves the little children

Of the world.

Jesus died for all the children

All the children of the world

Red, brown, yellow

Black and white

They are precious in His sight.

Jesus died for all the children

Of the world.

Jesus rose for all the children

All the children of the world

Red, brown, yellow

Black and white

They are precious in His sight.

Jesus rose for all the children

Of the world.

 

http://childbiblesongs.com/song-30-jesus-loves-the-little-children.shtml

 

~

 

May God Bless The Children Of This Home

All Three Of Them

 

Jesus calls the children dear,

“Come to Me and never fear,

For I love the little children of the world;

I will take you by the hand,

Lead you to the better land,

For I love the little children of the world.”

 

Refrain:

Jesus loves the little children,

All the children of the world;

Red, brown, yellow, black and white,

All are precious in His sight,

Jesus loves the little children of the world.

 

 

Jesus is the Shepherd true,

And He’ll always stand by you,

For He loves the little children of the world;

He’s a Savior great and strong,

And He’ll shield you from the wrong,

For He loves the little children of the world.

 

Refrain:

Jesus loves the little children,

All the children of the world;

Red, brown, yellow, black and white,

All are precious in His sight,

Jesus loves the little children of the world.

 

 

I am coming, Lord, to Thee,

And Your soldier I will be,

For You love the little children of the world;

And Your cross I’ll always bear,

And for You I’ll do and dare,

For You love the little children of the world.

 

Refrain:

Jesus died for all the children,

All the children of the world;

Red, brown, yellow, black and white,

All are precious in His sight,

Jesus died for all the children of the world.

 

http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Jesus_Loves_the_Little_Children/

[Guest LadyC]

well i'm on the fence. on the one hand, it's not like the baby couldn't get treated at the facility by another doctor, and i'm not sure why one particular doctor would be so important. and i wonder most of all why any parent would want to take their child to a doctor that was obviously going to be ambivalent about seeing them.

 

on the other hand, like others have said, the baby is innocent in all this.

 

on that same other hand, what a potentially life-long witnessing opportunity this doctor just passed up.

[tigger398]

well i'm on the fence. on the one hand, it's not like the baby couldn't get treated at the facility by another doctor, and i'm not sure why one particular doctor would be so important. and i wonder most of all why any parent would want to take their child to a doctor that was obviously going to be ambivalent about seeing them.

 

on the other hand, like others have said, the baby is innocent in all this.

 

on that same other hand, what a potentially life-long witnessing opportunity this doctor just passed up.

 

Was thinking same thing. I bet there are tons of Dr.s. She did say this Dr. was recommended by her mid wife I think. Anyway the baby is innocent. I was wondering if Dr. should treat baby then recommend the family to another Dr. It is a innocent baby.

[andypro]

There's two answers here

 

1. Yes, of course it's wrong

2. However, the bigger principle is allowing a business the right to refuse service based on their beliefs.

In other words, I think the doctor is wrong, but she should be allowed to be wrong.

[wingnut-]

Doctors don't have that right, they swear an oath.  If this is pursued, the medical license could be lost altogether.

[Guest LadyC]

actually, the oath they take is to do no harm. 

 

if a doctor refused to treat someone who was in need of emergency care, then i would agree with you wingnut. however that isn't the case. this was one pediatrician in an office full of pediatricians who refused (on a day when the child was not ill or injured) to become the child's regular doctor for the foreseeable future.

 

the doctor did no harm to the patient, so she did not violate her oath, did not do anything illegal under the laws of that state, and therefore should not, under any circumstance, lose her license. like it or not, she did have every right to do as she did, even if it was politically incorrect, and even if it was a missed opportunity to spread the gospel.